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#!/bin/bash
###
# Copyright (C) 2001 Eugenio Diaz <getnito@yahoo.com>
#
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# are met:
#
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#
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# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
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# OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
# SUCH DAMAGE.
#
##
#
# This script will redirect the backup directory to implement desired
# backup schedules.
#
# We will use just a seven day format where we just move a link that
# represents the backup directory, to point to the day of the week.
##
#
# Configuration Parameters
#
if [ "$1" = "monthly" ]; then
REALDIR="monthly"
else
REALDIR=`date +%A`
fi
BACKUPPART=${BACKUPPART:-"/backup"}
BACKUPDIR=${BACKUPDIR:-"current"}
echo "### Start of Backup Rotation ###"
echo "Using backup partition: $BACKUPPART"
echo -n "Remounting backup partition read-write ... "
if ( mount $BACKUPPART -o remount,rw &> /dev/null ) then
echo "done."
else
echo "failure!"
echo "There were problems remounting $BACKUPPART in read-write mode!"
echo "Rotation not made!"
echo "### End of Backup Rotation ###"
exit 1
fi
echo -n "Checking that no directory named \"$BACKUPDIR\" exists ... "
if [ -d $BACKUPPART/$BACKUPDIR -a ! -L $BACKUPPART/$BACKUPDIR ]; then
echo "failure!"
echo "Directory \"$BACKUPDIR\" exists. Can't create link!"
echo "Rotation not made!"
echo -n "Remounting backup partition read-only ... "
if ( mount $BACKUPPART -o remount,ro &> /dev/null ) then
echo "done."
else
echo "failure!"
echo "There were problems remounting $BACKUPPART in read-only mode!"
echo "### End of Backup Rotation ###"
exit 1
fi
echo "### End of Backup Rotation ###"
exit 1
else
echo "done."
fi
cd $BACKUPPART
echo -n "Creating link: $BACKUPDIR --> $REALDIR ... "
if ( ln -snf $REALDIR $BACKUPDIR &> /dev/null ) then
echo "done."
else
echo "failure!"
echo "There were problems creating link!"
echo "Rotation not made!"
echo -n "Remounting backup partition read-only ... "
if ( mount $BACKUPPART -o remount,ro &> /dev/null ) then
echo "done."
else
echo "failure!"
echo "There were problems remounting $BACKUPPART in read-only mode!"
echo "### End of Backup Rotation ###"
exit 1
fi
echo "### End of Backup Rotation ###"
exit 1
fi
echo -n "Remounting backup partition read-only ... "
if ( mount $BACKUPPART -o remount,ro &> /dev/null ) then
echo "done."
else
echo "failure!"
echo "There were problems remounting $BACKUPPART in read-only mode!"
echo "### End of Backup Rotation ###"
exit 1
fi
echo "### End of Backup Rotation ###"
## end of script